South African Unilever workers’ solidarity for Dutch colleagues21 March, 2013Members of the IndustriALL-affiliated CEPPWAWU trade union in South Africa conducted a one and a half day work stoppage on 15 and 18 March, in a strong demonstration of international solidarity with Unilever workers in the Netherlands whose jobs have been outsourced.
IndustriALL affiliates rally in support of Georgian workers15 February, 2017On 14 February, an international solidarity action with workers of the Rustavi Azot chemical plant, and the Trade Union of Metallurgy, Mining and Chemical Industry Workers of Georgia (TUMMCIWG), took place in Rustavi, Georgia.
Defend Georgian trade unions7 November, 2017IndustriALL Global Union has launched a solidarity campaign with the Trade Union of Metallurgy, Mining and Chemical Industry Workers of Georgia (TUMMCIWG) and its primary organization at Rustavi Azot fertilizer plant in Georgia.
Veolia Moroccan subsidiary flouts labour laws and underpays wages8 May, 2020500 employees of Veolia’s Moroccan subsidiary Amanor are stopped from receiving state aid during the Covid-19 pandemic, as the employer is refusing to register the workers with the national social security office.
Solvay GFA: This is what global level labour relations look like30 July, 2015The Belgian-based chemicals company Solvay is the market leader in terms of labour relations. This week the Solvay Global Framework Agreement was at work in Geneva with a range of meetings including with the ILO.
IndustriALL Global Union signs worldwide social and environmental responsibility agreement with Solvay17 December, 2013Today, IndustriALL Global Union and chemical group Solvay signed a social and environmental responsibility agreement. With the agreement Solvay commits to respect international social standards as defined by the International Labor Organization (ILO).
Locked-out United Steelworkers rally at Neville Chemical12 December, 2013USW Local 5032 rallied with their families and community supporters yesterday 11 December, denouncing the belligerence of employer Neville Chemical in locking out 105 workers and freezing their pensions.
BASF workers united across regions22 June, 2021The unionized employees of BASF around the world are continuing their joint effort to act as one. The goal of the large group is to be recognized by their employer as one social partner. The ongoing effort made progress through a series of union meetings in June.
Evonik25 May, 2012Evonik, formerly RAG, is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, employing over 33,000 workers and generating annual sales of 14.5 billion Euros.
Two workers die in explosion at Usiquímica 13 September, 2012The explosion of a tank of hydrofluoric acid has claimed two lives and injured ten workers in Guarulhos, Brazil. The cause of the explosion is still being investigated. The union is demanding that the guilty parties are punished.
